A Close Galactic Pair | NGC 4298 & NGC 4302 | Hubble Space Telescope by Deep Field

NGC 4302 and NGC 4298, two galaxies located about 55 million light-years from Earth, are captured in this spectacular image from the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 4298 is seen almost face-on, revealing its spiral arms and bright regions of active star formation, while NGC 4302 is viewed edge-on, with enormous clouds of cosmic dust creating its distinctive dark patterns.

The image combines visible and near-infrared light captured by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3, revealing the galaxies' stars, dust and regions of new star formation in remarkable detail. A striking piece of astronomical art and space wall art for anyone fascinated by galaxies and the distant universe.

The image is presented with a scientific information layer that adds context to the astronomical object, including its name, classification, distance from Earth, constellation, field of view, and the filters used to create the image. The filter information is visualized using the corresponding wavelengths, expressed in nanometers or micrometers.

This combination of astronomical imagery and scientific information makes the work both a striking piece of space art and an accessible introduction to the universe beyond Earth.

The artwork is created from the highest-resolution source material published by ESA/Hubble and is suitable for large-format printing.